skwə:t v. & n. --v. 1 tr.
eject (liquid or powder) in a jet as
from a
syringe. 2 intr. (of
liquid or powder) be discharged in
this way. 3 tr.
splash with liquid or
powder ejected by squirting. --n. 1 a a jet of
water etc. b a
small quantity produced by squirting. 2 a a syringe. b (in full squirt-gun) a kind of
toy syringe. 3 colloq. an
insignificant but
presumptuous person. øøsquirter n. [ME, imit.]